Ronnie Gilley Properties (RGP),
a real estate management, development and marketing organization
headquartered in Enterprise, AL, has developed upscale residential
communities and commercial projects for more than 18 years. A
multi-million dollar business, Ronnie Gilley Properties, LLC is
the umbrella company for 17 different entities formed to cultivate
Enterprise, AL, the “Wiregrass” region and the Florida Panhandle as a
vibrant, nouveau real estate sector. In March 2006, George Jones
signed on as the national spokesperson for RGP to endorse the company’s
objective to construct and create communities with a “Mayberry” feel
featuring the best-of-the-best in amenities and conveniences of the
21st Century.  Since then, Ronnie Gilley Properties has entered into successful and innovative partnerships with Kix Brooks, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence and Steve Holy to develop communities in the Southeast.
At
present, RGP has a number of projects underway in the Panhandle and
other markets in Florida. In Panama City alone, RGP has three luxury
residential projects under construction including La Borgata [a 189-unit residential, family-oriented community project which is being developed in partnership with country star Alan Jackson], Lost Cove Villas, located within the prestigious Wild Heron Community featuring homes that will range in price from $1.3-2.5 Million, and Marina di Massa, described as a “world of difference” in waterfront living to be built on the legendary Holiday Lodge site in Panama City.
In
light of the activity and RGP standards for success in construction in
the Sunshine State and its development model, Governor Bush
appropriated a meeting with Mr. Gilley (Ronnie Gilley Properties)
and the Jones’ as an official welcome to the community.  Mr. Gilley,
George Jones and wife, Nancy, are scheduled to visit Governor Jeb Bush
at the State Capitol in Tallahassee next week on Thursday morning, August 3, 2006.*Following the visit with Governor Bush, Ronnie Gilley and the Jones’ will head to Doak Campbell Stadium where Coach Bobby Bowden,
who has spent his entire lifetime on a football field, will act as
personal guide to tour the multi-level facility that houses a food
court, a restaurant and a sports grill on the top floor that affords a
panoramic view of the well-known field dedicated to his name—Bobby Bowden Field-Doak Campbell Stadium—Home of the Seminoles.

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Todd toured Belgium, France
and Switzerland in
February, but this will be his first appearance in Italy.
He is the Guest of Honor at this year’s prestigious Equiblues Country Music
Festival in France, and will not only
sing at Equiblues,
but he will perform a roping demonstration for his fans as well.

Todd’s
popularity continues to grow on a global scale. Last week, the European Country Music Association honored
him with the 2006 “Male Vocalist
of the Year” and “Album
of the Year” awards, and line dances for two of his European
hit singles (“Bob Wills Song” and “I Got Mexico”) have been
choreographed by Rafel Corbi of Spain and are “all the rage” at clubs
in Spain, Holland, Germany and Singapore.

Recent
national television appearances by this Diamond Music Group recording
artist include the singing of the National
Anthem at the televised (Fox
TV) Houston Astros vs.
St. Louis Cardinals baseball game in July and an interview
on GAC Nights (GAC TV) with
Suzanne Alexander in June. This month, Country Weekly magazine
featured a two-page insider’s look at Todd’s February tour of Europe.

Fritsch’s
new single, “Every Honky Tonkin’ Hero Has His Day” (featuring Texas songwriting icon Gary P. Nunn), was
released exclusively to Texas
radio stations last week, and his website, www.toddfritsch.com, has logged over one million hits since
November.

Tourdates:

August
4 / Savoniero Country Party – Savoniero di Palagano (Italy)

August
6 / Centre Culturel –d’ Eghezee (Belgium)

August
10 / Bonanza Saloon – Bissegg ( Switzerland)

August
12 & 13 / Equiblues Country Music Festival – St Agreve ( France
)

For
digital photos, audio clips, complete tour schedule and the latest news
on Todd, log on to

TODD FRITSCH

The
TODD FRISTCH CD can be
purchased in retail stores around the nation (Wal*Mart, Hastings,
Borders, etc), online (Amazon, eTuneCity, etc.) and in trendy
Houston-area fashion boutiques – Romancing the Range, Maida’s Belts
& Buckles and Iris Beauty Salon.

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In 2004, McCready was sentenced to three years of probation for
fraudulently obtaining the painkiller Oxycontin.  The singer was also
sentenced to 200 hours of community service and fined $4,000.

Sentencing, which could include jail time, will be handed down by Williamson Country, TN Judge Jeff Bivins on August 22.

McCready was found not guilty last week for Driving Under the
Influence by a Davidson Country court.  She was, however, found guilty
of driving on a suspended license and will be sentenced on September 13.

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Paisley’s TIME WELL WASTED TOUR was ranked in Pollstar Magazine as the
5th top country tour in attendance for the first half of 2006 along
with #1 Tim McGraw/Faith Hill, #2 Kenny Chesney, #3 Rascal Flatts and
#4 George Strait.

Paisley’s “The World” is #1 for the third consecutive week on
Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart while Carrie Underwood’s “Don’t
Forget To Remember Me” goes to #1 in R&R.

Paisley’s fourth Arista Nashville album, Time Well Wasted, was released
on August 16, 2005, and sold 192,747 units in its first week, setting a
new career-high for Brad and debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country
Albums chart and at #2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The
Platinum-certified disc held the #1 slot for two weeks and became the
fourth of Paisley’s back-to-back Platinum + albums, with his total
sales now topping 7 million. Paisley recently brought home the most
wins from the Academy of Country Music Awards, with Album of the Year
(Time Well Wasted), and Video and Vocal Event of the Year for “When I
Get Where I’m Going” bringing his total to six ACM Awards and five CMA
Awards.

Underwood debuted on the country music scene in late 2005 as one of the
most dynamic success stories to emerge out of Nashville. Her 19
Recordings/Arista Nashville album, Some Hearts, is now triple Platinum
for sales over 3,000,000 units and has become the fastest such
certification for a female country debut in RIAA history and Nielsen
SoundScan’s fastest-selling debut country album by a female vocalist.
Underwood placed both her first two country singles at #1- “Jesus, Take
The Wheel” (#1 for six weeks) and “Don’t Forget To Remember Me.” Also
among her accolades are 2 ACM Awards for Single Record of the Year for
“Jesus, Take The Wheel” and Top New Female Vocalist, 3 Billboard
Awards, 2 CMT Music Awards, a Gospel Music Association Award and a Teen
Choice Award.

TIME WELL WASTED 2006 Fall tour dates –

Sept. 22 Birmingham, AL – Verizon Wireless Music Center

Sept. 23 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena

Sept. 24 Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center

Sept. 28 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

Sept. 29 Columbus, OH – Germain Amphitheater

Sept. 30 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center

Oct. 19 Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena

Oct. 20 Ft. Wayne, IN – War Memorial Coliseum

Oct. 21 Cape Girardeau, MO – Show Me Center

Oct. 26 Trenton, NJ – Sovereign Bank Arena

Oct. 27 Verona, NY – Turning Stone Resort & Casino

Oct. 28 Baltimore, MD – First Mariner Center

Nov. 2 Jackson, MS – Mississippi Coliseum

Nov. 3 Lafayette, LA – Cajundome

Nov. 4 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods-Mitchell Pavilion-Woodlands

Nov. 9 Columbia, SC – Colonial Center

Nov. 10 Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center

Nov. 11 Savannah, GA – Savannah Convention Center

Nov. 16 San Antonio, TX – AT & T Center

Nov. 17 Wichita Falls, TX – Kay Yeager Coliseum

Nov. 18 Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center

Nov. 30 Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena

Dec. 1 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center

Dec. 2 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center

Dec. 7 Columbia, MO – Mizzou Arena

Dec. 8 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena – Rosemont

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Throughout the month of August, Warner Bros. will be
partnered with CMT and CMT.com to give special offers and up-to-date
information on artists including Big & Rich, Faith Hill, the new
hit duo The Wreckers, and newcomer Lane Turner.

CMT’s Summer of Music in August starts with CMT’s Music Binge, at 7
a.m. ET/PT, which showcases the summer’s hottest country music videos
and gives fans a chance to win cool stuff all summer long. The daily
music hour drives viewers back to CMT.com where they can enter to win
great music prizes every weekday including a custom CMT Epiphone Gibson
guitar and the latest autographed music from Faith Hill, The Wreckers
and Big & Rich.

CMT, Warner Bros. Nashville and URGE, MTV Networks’ new digital music
service, together are offering an exclusive complimentary download of
newcomer Lane Turner’s single "Let You Go," beginning July 25. The
single will only be available on URGE. The exclusive download will give
country music fans an early chance to discover Lane Turner in advance
of his debut album, King of Pain, expected to be released early next
year. URGE, launched in May 2006, features an array of exclusive
tracks, music programming, and editorial across all musical genres from
country to classical. To get Lane Turner’s new single, users can visit
www.URGE.com to download the service for free.

Turner, a former All-American decathlete at Texas Tech, knows all about
chasing a dream. On and off the athletic field, Lane’s path has been
one of perseverance and constantly raising the bar. And the hard work
has paid off as Turner prepares for his major-label debut, King of
Pain, on Warner Bros. Records.

Lane Turner’s dream began at age 11 when he received his first guitar
as a gift. His father’s co-worker at the Sheriff’s department in Lane’s
hometown of Levelland, Texas taught Lane how to play. That was, how to
play those classic, simple three-chord country songs by Hank Williams
that fueled Lane’s passion for country music, then and still today.
Over a decade later, Lane Turner has truly raised the bar. After a
successful run with his college band, Diamondback – who graduated from
frat parties to opening act for the likes of Brooks & Dunn and Mark
Chesnutt – to years of building up his own reputation as a top-draw on
the club circuit from the Carolinas to Calgary, Lane Turner now finds
himself on the threshold of his debut release.

For more information on Lane Turner log on to LaneTurner.com or visit
him at MySpace.com/LaneTurner. For more information on CMT’s Summer of
Music Sweepstakes, log onto www.CMT-SUMMER.com.

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A one-stop-shop, CBuJ Entertainment-Nashville (chartered
in Chesnutt’s home state of Texas) is an independent record label,
wholesale distributor and music licensing entity that markets,
distributes and releases new projects from newcomers and some of the
best-of-the-best in country music history.Chesnutt’s alliance
with CBuJ is one of the many innovative partnerships under the CBuJ ink
mark.  In an equity partnership with the entertainment company,
Chesnutt will release his new CD entitled HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG
just after Labor Day Weekend.  Under the CBuJ umbrella, the
organization will coordinate and oversee the radio promotion,
marketing, distribution and sales. “We think Mark Chesnutt is a classic—a country music artist who’s never strayed from tradition,” says John Burns, President and CEO of CBuJ (See-Boo-Jay).  “In
keeping with old-time tradition, our business concept is to get back to
basics.  We handle all of the financial aspects, business dealings and
the promotion, and leave complete creative rein with Mark to record
music he believes in,” adds Burns.  “The
simplicity of the partnership structure will be the key to its
success.  Mark concentrates on what he does best—recording great
music—and we handle the rest.”Burns is a music industry
veteran best known for his role as President of UNI Distribution
Worldwide [now Universal Music & Video Distribution] and his
four-year tenure as General Manager and Executive VP of Giant Records. 
He worked with Chesnutt to distribute Mark’s first record TOO COLD AT HOME which was certified Platinum in 1990.  Stephen McCord,
CBuJ’s VP of Sales & Marketing, also has a success record with
Chesnutt; McCord worked with Mark for eight years as the head of the
marketing department at MCA/Decca during the same time period when
Chesnutt made his appearance as a here-to-stay country music newcomer.  The team reunites in this unique business paradigm to present HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG. The first single release to be introduced from the endeavor will be Mark’s recording of the Marshall Tucker Band classic, “Heard It In A Love Song” (written by Toy Caldwell/produced by Ralph Sall)—slated for an August 14, 2006 radio add date. (July 24 CDX/VOL. 401) Carrying
the torch in the footsteps of George Jones and Waylon Jennings,
Chesnutt has made a trademark for himself.  With four platinum albums,
five gold albums, 14 No. 1 singles and 23 Top 10 singles to his name,
his “voice” has shaped the music of today’s country music newcomers and
the new country music generation.HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG is Chesnutt’s homage to some of his personal heroes and a collection he describes as “sleepers.”  “Some of these songs were never really big hits,” says Chesnutt to introduce the song list.  “But,
they are really good songs and it’s really good music.  Anybody and
everybody who says they are a country music lover should become
re-acquainted or introduced to these songs.  So…I ‘uncovered’ ‘em!” 
In addition to the Marshall Tucker classic, the 10-song CD is selection
of hand-picked favorites and features an acoustic version of “Hard Secret To Keep” (SAVIN’ THE HONKY TONK), his rendition of “Dreaming My Dreams With You”  (Waylon Jennings) and  “A Day In The Life Of A Fool”  (George Jones), and a Mark Chesnutt co-write entitled “That Good That Bad” (written with Slugger Morrissette and Roger Springer of the Mark Chesnutt ‘90’s fame.)  “I
recorded this music for ‘the’ country music fan.  My intention in
recording these songs was not to out-do any of the previous
recordings—because that just can’t be done—but to reintroduce some of
the authentic music that made country music great and still does today,” adds Chesnutt.  A collection of quintessential country songs, HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG is signatured by Mark Chesnutt’s vocal interpretation with a less-is-more production.Mark is currently in the studio with Jimmy Ritchey (SAVIN’ THE HONKY TONK) working to put the finishing touches on two final cuts for the record.  HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG  (produced by Jimmy Ritchey, Mark Wright, Ralph Sall and Mark Chesnutt) is scheduled for a September 5 album release.

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